Eldercare Locator

You’ve seen this subject here before. I’m bringing up financial elder abuse again because of a new resource for readers. But some background first: Americans age 60+ lose nearly $3 billion a year to financial abuse. That’s 5 million older Americans who get duped annually. According to studies by the Consumer Law Center, sham telemarketers direct 56-80% of their calls at older people. And, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says that for every case that is reported, 43 are not. Financial abuse can …